2. **Hospital Activity and Capacity**: - **Bed Occupancy…

2. **Hospital Activity and Capacity**:
- **Bed Occupancy**: The pandemic saw a significant increase in hospital bed occupancy related to COVID-19. In Wales, for instance, 781 beds were occupied with COVID-19 related patients as of 16 November 2021, representing 9.1% of all hospitalizations[3].
- **General and Acute Bed Occupancy**: The pandemic exacerbated existing high occupancy rates in NHS general and acute beds, which had been steadily increasing since 2011 and often exceeded 90%[2][5].